2012 Kansas City Royals Repository Thread

[alnorth]

2012 Slogan: Our Time

A better, more accurate 2012 Slogan: It is Finally Next Year
(from Great Expectations)

An alternative slogan if you don't like that one: Someone has to win this crappy division
(from alnorth)

With the beginning of a new year, it is time for the 2012 version of the Royals Repository Thread. We've got Hosmer, we've got a 2011-dominating Gordon, we've got Moose, we've got hopefully a killer bullpen, we've got a stereotypical slow slugging DH, we've got easily one of the best defensive shortstops in the AL, we've got a promising catcher in Salvador Perez. Hell, we've got offense and promising prospects galore.

We do not have starting pitching.

Oh yeah, we've also got this:



Get ready for, (as of January 2012 anyway), one of the most confusing puzzles of a baseball season in recent Royals history. Will they suck? Maybe, I don't know. Will we be given a year of 0.500 baseball? Possibly, I don't know. Will they win the division and go to the playoffs for the first time in 27 years? For the first time in a long time, it could happen, I don't know. 92 losses, 92 wins, or anything in between would not surprise a lot of us.

Everything goes here except Gameday threads and really big news. If a giant story breaks, the Royals achieve some awesome milestone, or we sign/lose a highly significant player/coach/mascot/whatever, then it might also deserve its own thread. This being Chiefs Planet, please do not clutter the board with new threads about trivial Royals news or you will only annoy those who come here for just Chiefs football. If you aren't sure and its not a Gameday thread, it goes here.

What sort of stuff often goes here? SPchief explained it well, so I'll just copy that:

If you locate something of interest.. ANYTHING.. deals on apparel, best ways in/out of the stadium, giveaways, great stories from this season or from seasons gone by, rumors, trades, anything.... feel free to post it here.

[Ceej]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Do you really think you could get one of them for Billy only royal fans.

You're a complete idiot if you think he is being serious.

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Do you really think you could get one of them for Billy only royal fans.

Of course not.

But that's the type of ridiculous trade it would take.

[DeezNutz]

And Detroit is rumored to be in on A. Sanchez.

But, hey, we got Guthrie!

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Has nothing to do with O's just saying, Billy not getting you that deal.

I didn't say it would.

You said Homer.

That implies BB is not as good as we think.

He is.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

Go away troll. We should not be buyers right now anyway. We should do our buying come winter. What we should be doing is selling some of our bullpen.

Still waiting on a answer from you? Who are you buying? All the top pitchers on the market will have the same money on the table from a winning team. Why would they go to KC ?

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Dude the royals won't spend 20m a year for greinke or hamels plus hamels is about to resign

go **** yourself bitch.

[Nightfyre]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Still waiting on a answer from you? Who are you buying? All the top pitchers on the market will have the same money on the table from a winning team. Why would they go to KC ?

Are you still trying to troll me? Because we pay them the most. It will take a Meche-like scenario.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

go **** yourself bitch.

Truth hurt?

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Still waiting on a answer from you? Who are you buying? All the top pitchers on the market will have the same money on the table from a winning team. Why would they go to KC ?

this has to be true... missus cleo says so

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Truth hurt?

no.
truth is that you are a bitch.

the o's have one good year and you get on your high horse.


go bother some twitter dumbass.

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

And Detroit is rumored to be in on A. Sanchez.

But, hey, we got Guthrie!

Sanchez is going to be a free agent. He is somebody I wouldn't trade for.

[Nightfyre]

What's really funny is that the Orioles aren't even playing better than the Royals. They have just somehow eeked out more wins despite having the same runs spread.

Orioles - 395 Runs Scored/439 against/95 games
Royals - 391 runs scored/442 against/94 games

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

What's really funny is that the Orioles aren't even playing better than the Royals. They have just somehow eeked out more wins despite having the same runs spread.

Orioles - 395 Runs Scored/439 against/95 games
Royals - 391 runs scored/442 against/94 games

The O's have lost 7 games this year by a margin of 7 or more runs:

Losses:

Tor 9 - 2
Chi 8 - 1
Tex 14 - 3
Tex 10 - 3
Bos 7 - 0
LAA 13 - 1
Min 19 - 7

Run Diff - 63

And they've only won two games by that margin;

Wins:

Oak 10 - 1
Cle 10 - 2

Run Diff - +17

That's a net differential of -46 runs. In games that were not decided by 7+ runs, the O's have a run differential of +2.




Once again this has nothing to do with O's.

[Nightfyre]

The Orioles are not as good as their record. I can't wait until you come crashing off your high horse. Like the self-proclaimed hero into the mud for all of CP to laugh at.

[sedated]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Dude Ace pitchers don't get package's like this and you want this for Butler talk about a homer.

This is a Royals thread, dipshit. If you don’t like dealing with some homerism, F off.